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Joaquin is currently Head of Secondaries at the European Investment Fund, where he joined in 2008 as part of the primaries lower mid-market investment team. At EIF he has led and closed transactions in Buyout, Development Capital, Growth, Credit & VC strategies, having successfully executed primaries, buy-side and sell-side secondaries (including single asset and multi-asset GP-leds, LP-tenders, preferreds, single LP-led and portfolio LP-led transactions) as well as co-investments across Europe. As part of the EIF’s private institutional investor programme (AMUF), a platform which has raised over EUR 1.6bn to date, Joaquin led and closed a EUR 100m private equity secondaries fund focused on GP-led solutions and acquisition of single LP positions in the lower end of the mid-market. Regular panellist on secondaries, primaries and co-investments across Europe. Holds a Degree in Law from Nebrija University, an International MBA from IE Business School and the Private Equity Certification Program from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania. Fluent in English (proficiency), French (mother language) and Spanish (mother language).

Colin joined Balderton in 2016 and is based in Berlin. At Balderton, he invests in purpose-driven, product-focused founders spanning verticals including Cloud, Consumer, Marketplaces, and Fintech. Colin is part of the team at Balderton responsible for driving the firm's Sustainable Future Goals initiatives. Prior to joining Balderton, Colin worked at SoundCloud in Berlin where he led Emerging Market Growth. Colin began his career at Goldman Sachs in New York where he focused on raising capital for Asian internet companies. Colin has a B.A. from Princeton University in Political Science with a certificate in Political Economy where he was also a Captain of the Men’s Swimming Team. He has competed in the United States Swimming Olympic Trials and spent his childhood in Indonesia and Hong Kong. Colin speaks Mandarin, German, Spanish and is most comfortable in the ocean.

Matthias Tabbert is a Managing Director at Levine Leichtman Capital Partners (“LLCP”) the U.S. middle-market private equity firm with a nearly 40-year investing track record. As part of the European LLCP team Matthias is leading the structured equity investments in the DACH region and is based in Frankfurt. Prior to joining LLCP in January 2022, he was a Partner with HQ Equita and served on the Investment Committee. Matthias has over 15 years’ experience in small- and mid-cap private equity investing across sectors in DACH. Currently he is a board member of cleversoft, a leading provider of regulatory technology to the financial services industry. He began his career at Barclays Capital in London as a member of the European Leveraged Finance team.

Lorenz is a Senior Portfolio Manager for Multi-Managers Private Equity, a business which forms part of Real Estate & Private Markets within UBS Asset Management (UBS-AM). Based in Zurich, he covers European private equity investments across primaries, secondaries and co-investments on the sourcing, execution and monitoring side. Furthermore, Lorenz is also spending a meaningful part of his time on serving existing customers and growing the business with prospective clients all across Europe. Prior to joining UBS-AM in 2021, Lorenz worked for eight years at SwanCap Partners in Munich. He started his career as a participant of the International Graduate Program in Corporate & Investment Banking at UniCredit. Lorenz holds an MBA from WHU – Otto Beisheim School of Management and a B.Sc. in Business Administration from the University of Bayreuth.

Vahit Alili is an Investment Director at the Private Equity team of Schroders Capital, the private markets investment division of Schroders Group. Vahit Alili joined Schroders Capital in 2019 and spearheads the firm’s European buyout and growth investments in the Healthcare industry. He joined Schroders Capital after 10+ years in European Healthcare Investment Banking, most recently with Lazard and Deutsche Bank. Since joining, Vahit has worked on a range of successful investment projects including buyout co-investments, direct growth investments as well as fund and secondary investments.

Altor Equity Partner’s Head of ESG, Stephanie Hubold, is part of the private equity firm’s value creation team, and responsible to integrate ESG across Altor’s entire ownership cycle. She has long had a passion to develop solutions that reconcile economic with social and environmental objectives, and brings more than 12 years of experience in top-management consulting and the non-profit sector, incl. with McKinsey & Company (Germany), Ellen MacArthur Foundation (UK), Qvartz (now: Bain Nordics - Denmark).

Andreas Esau is an Executive Director and Alternatives Specialist for Morgan Stanley Investment Management. He joined Morgan Stanley in 2009 and has 12 years of industry experience. Prior to his current role, Andreas was a portfolio specialist for the Morgan Stanley Private Markets Solutions. Previously, Andreas was a summer analyst at Morgan Stanley Investment Management on the Consultant Relations Team. Prior to joining the firm, Andreas was a research analyst at S&L Investment Banking Services and a student research assistant at the Max Planck Institute as well at the CNRS. Andreas received a B.Sc. in Biotechnology from Imperial College London. He holds the Chartered Financial Analyst designation.

Thomas has more than 25 years of international experience in the financial industry. He worked with banks in Prague and New York as well as investment firms in London, Vienna and Zürich in senior roles. During his 15 years at Erste Asset Management, Thomas held various management positions. In recent years, he built up the private equity investment department and founded Erste Private Capital. Thomas holds a degree in international business at the University of Vienna, completed the private equity programme at the University of Oxford and is a CFA Institute charter holder.